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James K. Peckol is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Washington - Seattle, where he has twice been named Teacher of the Year. He is also the founder of Oxford Consulting, Ltd., a product design and development consulting firm.

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Embedded systems exposed!

From operating our cars, to controlling the elevators we ride,to doing our laundry or cooking our dinner, the special computerswe call embedded systems are quietly and unobtrusively doing theirjobs. Embedded systems give us the ability to put increasinglylarge amounts of capability into ever-smaller devices. EmbeddedSystems: A Contemporary Design Tool introduces you to thetheoretical and software foundations of these systems, and showsyou how to apply embedded systems concepts to design practicalapplications that solve real-world challenges.

Taking the user’s problem and needs as your startingpoint, you’ll delve into each of the key theoretical andpractical aspects to consider when designing an application. AuthorJames Peckol walks you through the formal hardware and softwaredevelopment process, covering:

• How to break the problem down into major functional blocks
• Planning the digital and software architecture of thesystem
• Designing the physical world interface to external analog anddigital signals
• Debugging and testing throughout the development cycle
• Improving performance

Stressing the importance of safety and reliability in the designand development of embedded systems and providing a balancetreatment of both the hardware and software aspects of embeddedsystems, Embedded Systems gives you the right tools fordeveloping safe, reliable, and robust solutions in a wide range ofembedded applications.